Rating

8.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I am a mechanical apprentice at Torness power station. 4 days a week I carry out maintenance activities with a trained technician and attend college once a week, on day release.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Since starting my hand skills have improved massivly and I am also far more confident as all apprentices are activly encouraged to challange anything that they see as a risk or for potential improvements.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I have really enjoyed working at torness, and actually enjoy work most days. The experience of going down south for the 1st 2 years of the apprenticeship was a great experience.

    8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by EDF?
  • I feel that edf do genuinlly beleive that my colleages and I are the future of the company. They are also very supportive of any issues that arrise which also shows that they care about the welfare of their workforce.

    9/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The programme does feel very organised, sometimes a little too much, like the 2 years down south on a navy base. But on the whole, a very well planned out apprenticeship.

    7/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • My training is now provided by edf and I am trained constantly by them to bring me up to the standard that they require me to be at to come out of my time.

    9/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • EDF have very a very good support system in place, which I have 1st hand experience of. It worked wonders for me and I would recomend anyone to work for them as they really do look after staff.

    10/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • My salary is more than enough for me as I still live at home and have a very short drive to work. I would struggle if I was having to pay rent as the area around the station is quite expensive for renting.

    8/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Once I've completed my apprnticeship I'll have a skilled trade and be able to work just about anywhere in the world due to the skills and qualifications that EDF have given me. So Yes.

    9/10

  • 9. Would you recommend EDF to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • As I said earlier, good to their staff and always put safety 1st. Additionally, I would say that it is a very secure job compared to many of the small businesses that are in the surrounding area.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EDF?
  • Learn about the company and about how they opperate. Develop your personal skills and practice interveiws as many young people seem to stuggle with interveiws due to the a lack of experience.


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Engineering

Scotland

March 2016


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